Kentucky · Census place 48540
Lynch city, KY
Quick answer
Lynch city has 727 residents, ranking #291 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $28,958, the median home is worth $55,700 and median gross rent runs $873 a month.
- Population
- 727Lynch city residents
- Median household income
- $28,958Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $55,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $873Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lynch city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lynch city median would spend about 36.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 38.4% of residents and 67.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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